Worst years for a Jeep Patriot
Owners have filed 4,387 complaints about the Jeep Patriot with NHTSA across model years 2002 to 2017. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Avoid
2014 Jeep Patriot906 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.
Every Jeep Patriot year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | C | 98 | 14 | 1 | 32,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2016 | D | 761 | 43 | 12 | 51,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2015 | C | 499 | 20 | 9 | 55,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2014 | D | 906 | 52 | 9 | 55,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2013 | B | 178 | 7 | 2 | 48,000 | Airbags |
| 2012 | C | 552 | 16 | 7 | 50,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2011 | C | 485 | 35 | 5 | 70,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2010 | B | 207 | 12 | 4 | 76,600 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2009 | B | 292 | 3 | 3 | 80,000 | Body & Structure |
| 2008 | B | 273 | 2 | 7 | 94,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2007 | A | 130 | 1 | 1 | 89,500 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2002 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | Airbags |
What breaks on a Jeep Patriot
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Jeep Patriot
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Jeep Patriot, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Jeep Patriot problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Jeep Patriot
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.